Abstract Objective Limited English proficiency (LEP) is a risk factor for health care inequity
and an important focus for improving communication and care quality. This study examines …

Background To develop a clinical prediction model to identify children at risk for revisits with
serious illness to the emergency department. Methods and findings A secondary analysis of …

Objectives Unplanned return visits (URVs) to emergency departments (EDs) account
internationally for 2.5% to 5.2% of all consultations. ED crowding is an increasing challenge …

Purpose The PECARN head trauma (HT) prediction rules have been developed to guide
computed tomography–related decision-making for children with minor HT (mHT). There are …

BACKGROUND: Between-country variation in health care resource use and its impact on
outcomes in acute care settings have been challenging to disentangle from illness severity …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate access to a pediatric emergency
department (PED) in a large hospital, in particular to estimate the prevalence of potentially …

Aim: The evaluation of the patients who revisit the emergency department is used as one of
the quality indicators of the emergency services. Revisits contribute to the increase in the …

Objective: Although emergency complaints in newborns are very rare and benign, pediatric
emergency department (ED) admissions in Turkey are increasing due to early postpartum …

Background Emergency department return visits significantly impact medical costs and
patient flow. A comprehensive approach to understanding these patients is required to …

Introduction: The presence of band cells> 10% of the total white blood cell (WBC) count
(“bandemia”) is often used as an indicator of serious bacterial illness (SBI). Results from …